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A history of plants in fifty fossils / Paul Kenrick.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2020]Description: 160 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1588346714
  • 9781588346711
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QK980 .K43 2020
Contents:
Origins -- Seeds, roots and leaves -- The rise and march of forests -- Friends and foes -- Ancient plants -- Climate and diversity -- Flowers -- Plants and us.
Summary: "An illustrated history of plants presented through the stories of 50 key fossil discoveries"--Summary: Kenrick provides a lively, fully illustrated story of plant life on Earth as revealed through some of the most significant fossil discoveries ever made. Beginning with the origins of plant life in the sea, where photosynthesis first evolved in bacteria, he traces the evolution of land plants, ferns, conifers and their relatives, and flowering plants. Each fossil is depicted with full-color photography alongside narrative explaining its significance and revealing the story behind its discovery. -- adapted from Amazon information
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves QE905 .K46 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800182800
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (page 159) and index.

Origins -- Seeds, roots and leaves -- The rise and march of forests -- Friends and foes -- Ancient plants -- Climate and diversity -- Flowers -- Plants and us.

"An illustrated history of plants presented through the stories of 50 key fossil discoveries"--

Kenrick provides a lively, fully illustrated story of plant life on Earth as revealed through some of the most significant fossil discoveries ever made. Beginning with the origins of plant life in the sea, where photosynthesis first evolved in bacteria, he traces the evolution of land plants, ferns, conifers and their relatives, and flowering plants. Each fossil is depicted with full-color photography alongside narrative explaining its significance and revealing the story behind its discovery. -- adapted from Amazon information

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